The Virtual Hustle

On today’s episode we sit down with Jesse Harless, Cold Shower Expert- the author of the best-selling book Smash Your Comfort Zone with Cold Showers. Jesse gives so much information on the power of cold showers — relating to self confidence, mental toughness, pushing comfort zones, and not to mention the physical and health benefits.

The best part of incorporating cold showers is that it is a FREE and highly effective way to jump start your day — because we are all about adding good habits into our daily lives, that when done consistently, lead to huge positive change.

Jesse is extremely knowledgable in habits, creating good habits and replacing bad ones. He is radical about self care.

This is a must-listen for self progression and productivity.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Jesse Harless 

Get your 30 Day Cold Shower Journal

Jesses first book - Smash your comfort zones with Cold Showers

Jesse’s second book - If Not  You, Then Who? 

Order The Goal Tracker Task Pad - Our every day goal tracker that prompts us to write out our goals and our tasks that need to get done today to move the needle. 

How to goal set - Episode 28 breaks down how to goal set and what action items need to be taken to get them.

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The Virtual Hustle Website - For blog posts on remote work, becoming a virtual assistant, mastering your morning routine, building better habits, becoming a more effective and efficient worker. 

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Anyone can be a critic. Anyone can sit on the sidelines and judge, mock, talk about, criticize, but not everyone can be in the game. The ones in the game are the ones who have decided not to sit on the sidelines, decided not to let that opportunity, that idea, let live on the sidelines or bleacher seats.

This episode is a summary about a speech made from Teddy Roosevelt and how relatable it is for The Virtual Hustle community. 

Because if you're listening to this, you're one of the people who made the decision to be in the game. And we're here for it. We're here to help you push on, put your head down and put in the work.

A quick motivational episode for ya.

Resources Mentioned:

The Man In The Arena Speech

Directions Training - Our partnership with Directions Training to offer training services for softwares and systems to become a better, more effective and efficient worker.

Order The Goal Tracker Task Pad - Our every day goal tracker that prompts us to write out our goals and our tasks that need to get done today to move the needle. 

How to goal set - Episode 28 breaks down how to goal set and what action items need to be taken to get them.

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website - For blog posts on remote work, becoming a virtual assistant, mastering your morning routine, building better habits, becoming a more effective and efficient worker. 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

On this episode we sit down with our very own marketing and podcast manager/virtual assistant, Kathleen Grant. Kathleen is so talented, organized, data driven. On this episode she gives all the tips on starting and growing a VA business, while keeping her job as a full time chief stewardess and travels the world. She’s an expert in Pinterest marketing for podcasters and content creators and knows the ins and outs of the podcast world. If you think you’re ready to outsource tedious tasks in your business, OR if you want to learn how to offer virtual assistant services, this episode is for you.

So grateful to have Kathleen on The Virtual Hustle team and I'm excited for you guys to hear her story.

Topics Discussed in the episode:

Topic 1: Kathleens remote work life as a yacht chief stewardess by day and marketing, virtual assistant, podcast expert by night and weekend.

Topic 2: How and why she started her virtual assistant business.

Topic 3: Ways to get into being a Virtual Assistant - why Kathleen suggests to start working for free.

Topic 4: Best kept secret to social media marketing - PINTEREST.

Topic 6: Ditch Fiverr and get on Facebook groups.

Topic 7: How to know when to out source and hire a VA.

Topic 8: Cross promotion and other ways to get more traction on your podcast.

Resources Mentioned:

Kathleen Grant Instagram

Brunette Exec Instagram

Directions Training

I will Teach you to be Rich - Finance Book

Simple Pin Podcast

Order The Goal Tracker Task Pad

How to goal set - episode 28

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

This episode we sit down with Jayson Siano, also known as the Gary Vee of the commercial and retail real estate world. He's constantly breaking through an old school industry with extreme innovation, the use of video & vlogging and really taking digital marketing to a new level.

We talk about how to strategically design your life, work backwards from what you want in 5, 10, 20 year increments- setting goals and being self aware enough to know if you have the grit and perseverance to put in the work.

Jayson is a whole vibe if you are trying to be better, do better, create more and design your life without the fluff and bullshit — this episode is for you.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Directions Training

Jayson Siano Instagram

Sabre Instagram

Hello Jenny Instagram

Sabre Vlog

Grit Book

Start with Why Book

Disrupt You Book

Order The Goal Tracker Task Pad

How to goal set - episode 28

How to time block - episode 17

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

In this episode we sit down with a leader in the tech industry and an incredible woman entrepreneur. Jennifer Didier has built a company that has had massive growth year after year, and she shares her mind set and tools it took to get there.

She runs her company, Directions Training, with a fully remote team and explains all the benefits of doing so. She is an inspiration by the way she leads, her innovation and go-getter mentality.

Topics Discussed in the episode:

Topic 1: Jennifers first taste of entrepreneurship, at age 16 approaching a local business with a solution to a problem they were having.

Topic 2: How she started her tech training company 30 years ago.

Topic 3: How the internet allows you to reach experts in the industry and how we are no longer bound by our location.

Topic 4: Directions Training is a nationwide leader in IT, Business and Enterprise training. They teach softwares and tools to be more efficient and well versed in common apps.

Topic 5: Systems and tools used to keep the remote team thriving.

Topic 6: Women in Technology and Tech in The Right Direction Podcast.

Resources mentioned in the episode: 

Directions Training Information Jennifer Didier LinkedIn

The Virtual Hustle Community  The Virtual Hustle Website The Virtual Hustle Instagram

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Working from home can come with a whole slew of issues - procrastination, distraction and time management issues. In this solo episode, Alicia gives her top 10 favorite Work From Home  products that keeps her on track, focused and motivated.

When working from home, you really need to be diligent about your time, focus and you need to learn how to really manage yourself. Otherwise, it's a free for all.

When working from home you really need to be diligent about your time and focus, and you need to learn how to really manage yourself. Otherwise, it's a free for all. This episode provides product ideas that play apart of good habits and a healthy Work From Home life.

Topics:

Top 10 products

1. 1 liter Corkcicle Water Bottle (4:30).

2. Full Desk Mouse Pad (5:50).

3. Time Cube (6:30).

4.  Wall Grid (7:45).

5. Blue Light Blocker Glasses (8:28).

6. Good Quality Chair (9:35).

7. Goal Tracker Task Pad  (11:18).

8. Motivational Mug (13:30).

9. Desk Set (14:30).

10. Apple Watch (15.25).

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Order The Goal Tracker Task Pad

*coming soon* The Time Cube

My deskchair

How to goal set - episode 28

How to time block - episode 17

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

This episode is all about growing your business online-- that includes being motivated and inspired my your work from home space, how to get the most out of the work day without burnout, how to successfully launch a virtual event and the story behind HerDesk. 

Dana Snyder is the founder of Her Desk and Positive Equation. Dana is an entrepreneur, digital strategist and passionate conscious consumer.

I loved this conversation so much because we hit on a lot of topics that are huge pain points for a lot of people right now. How to leverage your connections when building a business online. How to create and run a successful virtual event. How to trust your gut, get a plan and get to work. Why it’s so important to feel passionate about what it is you are starting.. and to top it all off, she created a product that is MAJOR.  

Topic 1: Starting digital marketing company, Positive Equation, moved to LA and Atlanta and HerDesk.

Topic 2: Leaving your current job to start your own thing.

Topic 3: Her experience working in Digital and for non profit.

Topic 4: Importance of connection and circle of influence.

Topic 5: Strategies to get people to join your Lives and virtual events.

Topic 6: How she started HerDesk company, the story.

Topic 7:  Features of Her Desk.

Topic 8: Work from home life and time management.

Get the Goal Tracker Task Pad to write down your goals every day and keep you MOVING FORWARD.

Learn how to set your goals and tasks in this episode and get the free workbook. 

Resources mentioned in the episode:

5% off Her Desk with Discount Code: TheVirtualHustle5

Her Desk instagram

HerDesk.co

Purchase The Goal Tracker Task Pad

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

Uncut conversation with the two badass business owners of Cera Salon on Orange County, CA. We talk full transparency about starting a business, particularly in the beauty industry, warnings signs and positives of having a business partner, and how to navigate a new business in the era of Covid.

We're big supporters of small business, especially in our community. This team is unstoppable and still so new.

This conversation will be beneficial for anyone who owns a business or is thinking about opening a business.

To support Cera and local small businesses we're selling "SORRY WE'RE OPEN" crew neck sweatshirts. Proceeds go to one local business who is forced to close due to lock down restrictions.

To support our local small businesses - Sweatshirts HERE

Enjoy the conversation!

Resources mentioned in this episode -

Support Small Business - SORRY WE'RE OPEN SWEATSHIRTS

Cera Salon Instagram

Cera Salon Website

The Virtual Hustle Group on Facebook

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

The Virtual Hustle Website and Blog

Alicia Baldino Instagram

And DON'T FORGET to GOAL PLAN with us - we have a 20 minute podcast and workbook to follow along with on how to plan your 2021 business goals.

Listen to the episode here and get the workbook here.

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.”

This episode we talk GOALS - how to establish them and actionable steps to take to reach them. We all have things we want to achieve, but without a set, written goal with a plan and a timeline they are just wishes. It’s critical to use every single day as an opportunity to get closer to your goals.

This episode will lay it all out. Sign up to receive the workbook to get the most out of this exercise so you can prepare yourself to kick off 2021 with solid goals and a PLAN.

GET THE FREE WORKBOOK HERE.

Topics Discussed in the episode:

Topic 1: Introduction to why you need solidified goals (1:20)

Topic 2: Recap 75 Hard (3:40)

Topic 3: The compound effect - small tasks done consistently that produce huge results (8:55).

Topic 4: Print workbook (10:15)

Topic 5: What are goals? (10:30)

Topic 6: Step 1 - get started and Brain dump your goals (11:52). Use workbook.

Topic 7: Identify the roles in your life / categories of your life (13:30).

Topic 8: Write down next to each role a few things you want to achieve within those categories (14:05).

Topic 9: Narrow down your goals and give each a timeline (15:30).

Topic 10: Taking action (17:20). What can I do today that will bring me closer to that goal?

GET YOUR FREE GOAL PLANNING WORKBOOK HERE.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

THE WORKBOOK

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

Today's episode is all about automation and setting up processes to get things gone quicker and more efficiently.

Even in the smallest businesses, projects or tasks, there is room for automation. Why not save minutes a day and hours a week, to give you more time to focus on the things that will move the needle?

Today’s guest is Will Christensen who is a master at data automation and loves to create innovative solutions for businesses and individuals to be more efficient

He is the co-founder of DataAutomation, a nerd powered company which customizes both automation and integration processes for e-commerce sellers. Will also heads up business development for RoundSphere, a tech incubator dedicated to developing new opportunities through software. 

Topic 1: Will’s background in working at a marketing agency, where he became really excited about the idea of automation (7:40) He took the work of 15 hours and crunched it to 2 hours. 

Topic 2: How to start the automation process (11:10) & how to break it down into processes.

Topic 3: Excel formulas to macro’s to code (13:10).

Topic 4: Finding the manual processes that are killing your business and automate, delegate or eliminate (16:02).

Topic 5: 15-1 -1 -1 -5  Look for tasks that are taking more than 15 1 1.

Topic 6: Examples of common tasks that take up a lot of time (21:12).

Resources mentioned in the episode:

DataAutomation

Loom - Audio communication

Screen Hunter

Clipboard manager - Copy Cli- Mac, Clip Clip PC

E Myth Book

Traction Book

[email protected]*mention the show for 30 min free of consulting time! Usually $350 an hour

The Virtual Hustle Community - Join our Facebook Group

The Virtual Hustle Website 

The Virtual Hustle Instagram

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